HOTELS.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 56, 24 April 1878, Page 3

HOTELS.

':| Sj^rrWill' yjiu ajjipw ime in'jOHr-coliuinns •: *o,«iy "'ji Word' 'that] may be useful to the ? putlio- as yr'eji as 'to' libtelkeipeiis. A cir- ' sUmßtance ithkt happeaed"ih oneof your Palmerstonhbtete the other- day ; 'wjH well illustwte^niyijeinwksVi*'; '>'; ■::, ..< I arrWed frQm Jfapieu after thirteen ; hours' traTellin^'eßtered one of j;our hotels, *nd found a TOjma man as usualwith: paper ia h»adi flixiag oav bedrooms. I intimated •.lo hujo that I was not; young, "and "rather - i»valid,",apd would require "a quiet loom." He ?pickcd : a worn, and the chambermaid '-, guided; me to >trit, had, two beds. I told ier I must be albne, and would rather go. to. ' another hpter than have anyone m my room. She said she w'o^uld see' aboXit it^ and went off: Again> down Btai>B,. I intimated that I •would! rather go away than have- my room disturbed. The aforesaid- young mun said he would; tie hoped, keep me alone/ I retired, and got into a- first quiet sleep, knowing that at 3 1 . m; the morning I was to ■^^ .telcaUea.. e At or about ll p.m. tw.o young men burst,yery abruptly into, my room. I laid "This Ttqom is «pt to. be occupied I—it1 — it is Tsoi% is it not?" They replied^ «And we are ordered into No. %?, and m a very rough and abrupt -way, without intending a«y vudenes9 -whatever, they, as healthy strong young men, talked loudly, and; one remained; » the room, and; went to bed). * ' -■ Being pver-faHgued (aß<i/ the toom, theok i for an v inyalid, heated), and; m a bristling, .•tate,.l coiilcl not sleep again. I did. dose ©nee" of fwice>-but- my young companion) talked every now and then loudly- m his' Sleep; arid- of course " I ' wds obliged to, lie ,;iwake.uhiil; 3-,a>m., w,hen- 1 was called. :.' . Now- whflt is the eeaibdt for this state of things? AH; were quite LppKtet the young , waiter behavedi.well, and tbe ; yottng man m |py room was a very well disposed, strong,

Would hotelkeepers take a word of advice, I wonder, from an old traveller ? In large towns at Home, and m the best hotels even m Wellington and Napier, &c. you meet no such troubles. Why? The landlord or landlady receives all new comers at first, and an experienced, middle-aged landlord sees at a glance almost what you require. A young waiter cannot, from want of experience, understand numbers of difficulties. He cannot understand your bad health. He tumbles down upon a couoh, and is fast asleep:: 'in five minutes. If disturbed, he rollsrrqund and is off again, as we could all do when young. Hoiy oan he comprehend that two very; quiet men ought m any case to be m the same room, and that gingerbeer and gruel will not mix well?. How can he decide where young ladies ought to have their rooms ?' and 'many other nice and delicate points qpon which comfort certainly depends. *. Yet m country townships a young- man; I find,; y-ia- generally chosen to represent the house, and you feel thankful when you can get away ; whereas, m wellmanaged hotels, you often feel sorry to inoyjßi : t,-. ;v , ■ \ ', y ■ ,;..■.■• ;. ■._.•• Perhaps country towns wittl take a word from one who only signs himself, •■; ' EXPEEIENCE.